User:SteveAustin1973/August 28, 1955 Hong Kong Tai Po Kau Torrent Tragedy

'''Tai Po Kau tragedy occurred on August 28, 1955. 28 visitors playing near the creek of the outdoor area were washed away and drowned by a raging torrent after an unexpected heavy rain.'''

Incident
On August 28, 1955, a group of 4 teachers and 22 boys attending a week-long camp at the St. James' Settlement as well as another group of 17 boys and girls from the Kowloon-Canton Railway club families gathered for picnic and outdoor activities at the Tsung Tsai Yuen. Around 1:30 p.m., there was an unexpected heavy rain, many sought shelter under a bridge at the creek. At around 2 p.m., the disaster struck when the creek's stream turned into a sudden raging torrent, washed away and drowned a total of 28 people, mostly youths.

After the Incident
The Hong Kong government built the Tsung Tsai Yuen park at the location afterwards. A stele was placed there to commemorate the tragedy. The bridge over the creek was renamed to "Bridge of Flooding" but more commonly known as the "Haunted Bridge" due to many ghost haunting stories.